Event narrative (NOAA)
The Greene County Health Department reported 116 cases of heat related illness due to the extreme and prolonged heat during the month of July. Several record highs were broken around the area and high temperatures reached above 100 degrees 12 days. The overall mean temperatures for Springfield was 6.1 degrees above normal for the month of July. There were 29 days where the maximum temperatures reached 90 degrees or above. The hottest temperature record during the month was 106 degrees on July 29th. Heat advisories and warnings were issued for portions of the area by the end of June. Even though air temperatures were extreme, the humidity levels were relatively dry causing the heat index to be closer to the actual air temperatures.
Other notable heat events in Missouri
Source: NOAA/NCEI Storm Events Database. Deaths and injuries are those NOAA classifies as direct. Damage is the reporting office's estimate at the time and is not inflation-adjusted. This is a catalogue record, not a forecast.